tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post8434266601238501118..comments2023-10-31T05:14:06.482-07:00Comments on Bourbon, Bastards, and Birds.: Adventures In Geri BirdingSeagull Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-42089714664083166942019-11-10T13:33:25.513-08:002019-11-10T13:33:25.513-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.sanchesginger@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446310511035803787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-18292374167469073502019-11-10T13:32:38.879-08:002019-11-10T13:32:38.879-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.sanchesginger@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446310511035803787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-59126919679217704192019-09-16T09:14:12.559-07:002019-09-16T09:14:12.559-07:00I have looked into that - the bird I saw had a ver...I have looked into that - the bird I saw had a very short tail, which a diamond dove would only have if it was heavily molting or damaged by cagewear. Still an utterly baffling bird.Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-49246238345394960092019-09-15T08:51:52.495-07:002019-09-15T08:51:52.495-07:00How about a diamond dove for your escapee? Tiny, b...How about a diamond dove for your escapee? Tiny, blue and fairly common in aviculture.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397229437244655330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-86997473824262958422019-08-30T16:54:22.174-07:002019-08-30T16:54:22.174-07:00Damn Steve those are some excellent results! Well ...Damn Steve those are some excellent results! Well done. Where did you get the prefab pond liner from?Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-40125738232598439832019-08-30T16:53:02.350-07:002019-08-30T16:53:02.350-07:00Chat in birdbath is excellent. I haven't even ...Chat in birdbath is excellent. I haven't even seen one in my current county yet. Had a couple flyover Lazulis above the yard at least.<br /><br />I imagine finding an organic mix would be not only very hard, but also crazily expensive :/Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-15355008748793272432019-08-30T13:46:49.733-07:002019-08-30T13:46:49.733-07:00so I guess I'm a big time geri birder, at leas...so I guess I'm a big time geri birder, at least when it comes to my backyard fountain, which is definitely in the vague-producing category. Here's one of my recent blog posts about it: https://thecottonwoodpost.net/2019/08/17/my-backyard-fountain-and-the-birds-that-come-to-it/<br />Steve Hamptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368210254331782680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-77697167875594183012019-08-27T14:10:09.348-07:002019-08-27T14:10:09.348-07:00Water really brings 'em in. Best migrant visit...Water really brings 'em in. Best migrant visitors in Nipomo at ground basins have been Lazuli Bunting and Yellow breasted Chat. Most seed mixes are based on GMO corn, so I've stopped feeding it. Geri-gardening with natives for pollinators has paid off, though. And a clean tuna can filled with grape jelly hung on a twisted coat hanger works a charm for orioles. Geri birding at its best. teejayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00335074877948719203noreply@blogger.com